The last couple days in Nairobi were a blur for me. Sunday morning I couldn't believe it was already time to say goodbye to my host family. One highlight of the last couple days for me was meeting the people involved in the microfinance ministry. Here we are with two of the benificiaries of the loan program. The woman holding the child in the photo, Dorcas, is a beneficiary of the loan program. She used the seed money from the ministry to expand her baking business and has done well, paying back her loan and saving money while supporting a family of four. The woman in white to the left of her i also in the program and has a business selling vegetables. People with blue World Relief lanyards are on our team and other people are either staff for the program or members of a local church. A number of women in the program are HIV positive and single mothers like Consulata, who is a talented artist and makes crafts like the tree with the birds she's holding in her hand to sell.
The young women to the left of me in the photo are her daughters who she's been able to support through school so far. We met several small business owners like these, asked them about their business, and in most cases prayed with them. Their stories are inspirational, they have hard situations but make the most of it in large part out of love for their children.
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